Thanks to Crunchbase’s downloadable database, we can report that in 2013 investors poured more than $2 billion into Analytic startups, up 38% from 2012. Crunchbase reports 2013 funding for Analytics ventures more than five times greater than in 2009.

Palantir led the pack in new funding, going to the well twice, in October and December, to raise a total of $304m based on a valuation of $9b. As a point of reference, at 4X revenue, industry leader SAS is worth about $12b.